M & T DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC285454 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As M & T DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  18. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    BURNETT, Tony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    BURNETT, Tony appointed
    director
  21. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-05-27
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-05-27
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-05-27
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Micheal Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2017
Mr Anthony William Burnett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

8 Nurseries Road
Baillieston
Glasgow
G69 6UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BURNETT, Tony→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEATTIE, Michael→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT, Tony→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-15